Bibi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bibi"

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi बीबी (bībī) / Urdu بی بی (bī bī, woman, lady (by Muslims)), from Classical Persian بی‌بی (bī-bī).

Proper noun

Bibi (plural Bibis)

  1. A surname from Hindi
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bibi is the 14781st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2009 individuals. Bibi is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (82.53%) and White (11.85%) individuals.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Bibi

  1. Nickname for Benjamin Netanyahu
    • 2023 June 6, Thomas L. Friedman, “From Tel Aviv to Riyadh”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
      This time, though, I think Bibi drove one wedge too many into the heart of Israel’s body politic.

References

  • Naomi Segal (18 June 1996) “Just Don't Call Him 'Bibi'”, in Jewish Telegraphic Agency[2], volume 74, number 114, New York, page 2
  • Michael Koplow (13 October 2012) “To 'Bibi' or Not to 'Bibi'”, in The Atlantic[3], archived from the original on 17 October 2012

Swedish

Proper noun

Bibi c (genitive Bibis)

  1. a diminutive of the female given name Birgitta